Steve Irwin Quotes

What television has done is it's given me a stepping stone to get to some other countries and really wild destinations throughout this world, which perhaps I would have had to struggle to get to.

Every cent we earn from Crocodile Hunter goes straight back into conservation. Every single cent.

A lot of people who work with wildlife work with wildlife to satisfy their own egos. And I don't really agree with that. What I do is get in nice and close to the animal to make the animal look good. My aim in this world is to make that brown snake, that crocodile, that koala, that red-backed spider, that black widow, look good. That's my job. I have absolutely no problem with my ego or my staff's ego.

The truth is that we will never save wildlife by killing it.

The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am.

All you have to do in life is be passionate and enthusiastic and you will have a wonderful life.

My number one rule is to keep that camera rolling. Even if it's shaky or slightly out of focus, I don't give a rip. Even if a big old alligator is chewing me up I want to go down and go, 'Crikey!' just before I die. That would be the ultimate for me.

No matter where you go and what you do in America, you turn the tele on and you're confronted with violence.

I've probably saved thousands of peoples' lives with my educational message on snake bites, how to get in around venomous anything.

If we save our wild places, we will ultimately save ourselves.

Crikey means gee whiz, wow!

I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's habitat destruction.

I believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment.

Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.